Reliability and validity of the Serbian version of Children's Dental Fear Questionnaire.

IF 0.2 4区医学 Q4 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Vojnosanitetski pregled Pub Date : 2015-07-01 DOI:10.2298/vsp140209036l

Maja Lalić, Ema Aleksić, Jasmina Milić, Adam Malešević, Bojan Jovičić

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Abstract

Background/aim: Dental anxiety leads to avoidance of dental treatment and could lead to impaired oral health. The aim of this study was to determine the reliability of the Serbian version of Children's Fear Survey Schedule Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) and the relations between dental anxiety and oral health status in a sample of Serbian schoolchildren.

Methods: The CFSS-DS scale was translated into Serbian and administered to 231 (12-year old) patients of the Pediatric Dental Department, Public Health Center Čukarica, Belgrade. The number of healthy, decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT score) in children was determined by a clinical exam.

Results: The average CFSS-DS score was 26.47 ± 10.33. The girls reported higher anxiety than the boys (p < 0.05). Most common fears were drilling, choking, going to the hospital and anesthesia. Lower CFSS-DS scores were recorded in children with all healthy teeth (p < 0.05). Children with higher CFSS-DS scores mostly visit the dentist due to pain or parental insistence, and those with lower anxiety scores more often visited dentist due to regular check-ups or non-invasive treatments (p < 0.01). A high value of the Cronbach's coefficient of internal consistency (α = 0.88) was found in the entire scale.

Conclusion: The Serbian version of CFSS-DS questionnaire is reliable and valid psychometric instrument for evaluation of dental fear in Serbian children. Dental anxiety negatively affects dental attendance and oral health of the examined schoolchildren.

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塞尔维亚语版儿童牙科恐惧问卷的信度和效度。

背景/目的:牙科焦虑导致逃避牙科治疗，并可能导致口腔健康受损。本研究的目的是确定塞尔维亚语版儿童恐惧调查表牙科量表(CFSS-DS)的信度以及塞尔维亚学童牙科焦虑与口腔健康状况的关系。方法:将CFSS-DS量表翻译成塞尔维亚语，对贝尔格莱德公共卫生中心Čukarica儿科牙科的231例(12岁)患者进行问卷调查。通过临床检查确定儿童健康、蛀牙、缺牙和补牙的数量(DMFT评分)。结果:CFSS-DS评分平均为26.47±10.33分。女生的焦虑水平高于男生(p < 0.05)。最常见的恐惧是钻孔、窒息、去医院和麻醉。所有牙齿健康儿童的CFSS-DS评分均较低(p < 0.05)。焦虑焦虑得分高的儿童看牙医的原因多为疼痛或父母坚持，焦虑得分低的儿童看牙医的原因多为定期检查或无创治疗(p < 0.01)。整个量表的Cronbach's内部一致性系数较高(α = 0.88)。结论:塞尔维亚语版CFSS-DS问卷是评价塞尔维亚儿童牙齿恐惧的可靠有效的心理测量工具。牙科焦虑对接受检查的学童的牙科护理和口腔健康产生负面影响。

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